# The County Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 1991, Article 43: Venue


For Order 9, rule 5, there shall be substituted the following newrule—
“Defence or counterclaim in default action
5 (1) Subject to paragraph (2), if—
(a) within 14 days after service of the summons upon him, the defendantin a default action delivers at the court office either a defence notaccompanied by an admission of any part of the plaintiff ’s claim or acounterclaim; or
(b) in a case to which rule 2(7)(b) applies, after the plaintiff hasconfirmed that he wishes the proceedings to continue,
the proper officer shall—
(i) fix a day for a pre-trial review or, if he thinks fit, a day for thehearing of the action, and
(ii) give to all parties not less than 14 days' notice of the dayso fixed for the pre-trial review or, in the case of a day for thehearing of the action, not less than 21 days' notice.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) shall require the proper officer to fix aday in a case to which Order 17, rule 11 applies.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/1126/article/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/county-court-amendment-no-2-rules-1991/article-43
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